2017 Article Archive
Tyler’s legacy: A tragic start reveals hope and grace
In November 2014, in a labor and delivery room inside UT Southwestern Medical Center’s St. Paul University Hospital, two parents cried softly after Tyler Ray Zapotocky entered the world and lived for just 32 minutes.
Schneider selected to lead Family and Community Medicine
Dr. F. David Schneider, a nationally recognized leader in family medicine, has been selected as Chairman of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Finding a metabolic function for marks on the proteins that package our DNA
UTSW researchers have determined that cellular modifications of histones, a class of proteins that package our DNA, serve an unexpected metabolic function.
Study: Can wrist devices detect sleep apnea with lab precision?
Researchers from the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute will participate in a national study to determine whether medical devices used in the home can diagnose sleep apnea that often develops after traumatic brain injuries (TBI).
Four UTSW nurses inducted into DFW ‘Great 100’ of 2017
The annual awards presentation honors 100 RNs working in North Texas.
Gene-editing alternative corrects Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Using the new gene-editing enzyme CRISPR-Cpf1, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have successfully corrected Duchenne muscular dystrophy in human cells and mice in the lab.
Weather-forecast tool adapted to evaluate brain health of oxygen-deprived newborns
UT Southwestern Medical Center pediatric researchers have harnessed an analytical tool used to predict the weather to evaluate the effectiveness of therapies to reduce brain injury in newborns who suffer oxygen deprivation during birth.
Mutations in telomerase promoter counteract loss-of-function mutations
A study by UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists describes noncoding mutations in regulatory DNA sequences that protect against the adverse effects of pulmonary fibrosis, a lung disease.
Recipe: Dark chocolate blueberry clusters
Have a sweet tooth but watching your weight? UT Southwestern Master of Clinical Nutrition student Briana Butler’s crowd-pleasing dark chocolate blueberry clusters are a healthy way to satisfy those cravings.
Small protein is fundamental to muscle formation
Researchers say the protein, Myomixer, is essential to skeletal muscle formation and could help treat genetic diseases such as muscular dystrophy and other myopathies.